tmuxonwatch vs MuxCLI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
tmuxonwatch
View live tmux output from your Mac on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Monitor builds, logs, and commands with a readable monospace display. Offers free features like live viewing and demo mode, with an optional Pro unlock for enhanced control.
- Live terminal viewing on iPhone and Apple Watch
- Demo mode with sample terminal output
- Customizable themes and font sizing
- Optional command completion notifications
- Send keys from Apple Watch (Pro)
- Session and window switching on watch (Pro)
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tmuxonwatch brings live tmux output from your own Mac to iPhone and Apple Watch. Scan the setup QR code from the Mac installer, connect to your tmux server, and keep up with builds, logs, and long-running commands with readable monospace rendering tuned for small screens. Free features include: - Live terminal viewing on iPhone and Apple Watch - Demo mode with sample terminal output - Themes, font sizing, and polling controls - Optional notifications when commands finish One-time Pro unlock includes: - Send keys from Apple Watch - Watch-side session and window switching
MuxCLI
Manage AI coding sessions on your server directly from your iPhone. Create, attach, and resume tmux-backed sessions for various AI CLIs and shell workflows. Continue prompt work without losing context and send terminal input with mobile-friendly controls.
- Run AI coding sessions remotely
- Manage tmux-backed sessions
- Resume interrupted workflows
- Send terminal input from mobile
- Receive attention signals
- Pair phone with server quickly
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MuxCLI lets you run and manage AI coding sessions on your own server from iPhone. Create, attach, detach, and resume tmux-backed sessions for Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Claude Code, and shell workflows. Use MuxCLI to: - Pair your phone with your server in seconds - Browse existing sessions and create new ones - Continue prompt workflows without restarting context - Send terminal input with mobile-friendly control keys - Get attention-required signals when a session needs your input MuxCLI is designed for long-running development sessions where your server does the heavy work and your phone acts as the control surface.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: tmuxonwatch at 5.0 against MuxCLI's 2.0. tmuxonwatch also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 weeks). MuxCLI's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. tmuxonwatch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MuxCLI sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
tmuxonwatch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
tmuxonwatch ships an update every 6 days, MuxCLI every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | tmuxonwatch | MuxCLI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Augustus Benedikt | Tim Chen |
Customer experience
tmuxonwatch
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In-app purchases
tmuxonwatch
- tmuxonwatch - Pro$2.99
MuxCLI
- MuxCLI Lifetime Unlock$4.99
